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by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 15, 2025 0

70 mil. COVID cases, 130,000 deaths in 5 yrs since outbreak in Japan

As Japan marks five years on Wednesday since its first confirmed case of COVID-19, government data show that over 70 million people in the country are estimated to have contracted the virus as of March last year, while total deaths stood at 130,000 as of last August. While yearly deaths have declined since peaking during the Omicron variant surge in 2022, fatalities remain significantly higher than for influenza, with the virus continuing to spread seasonally in summer and winter.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 12, 2025 0

Infectious Diseases Influenza Japan

Bird Flu Spreads in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture

A series of avian influenza outbreaks has hit poultry farms in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi, where the prefectural government announced newly confirmed infections for the second straight day Friday. The prefecture confirmed infections of highly pathogenic bird flu at two poultry farms in the city of Tokoname. About 177,000 laying hens raised at the two locations will be culled.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 10, 2025 0

Disability Infectious Diseases Influenza Japan

Japan’s new flu cases hit record high in late December 2024

The number of influenza patients reported at designated medical institutions across Japan at the end of the year hit the highest level since comparable data became available in 1999, the Japanese government said Friday. It marked the 10th consecutive week of increase and a 1.51-fold rise from the week prior, and there were shortages of some of the medications used to treat influenza.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 30, 2024 0

Disability Health Infectious Diseases Influenza Japan

Biggest Avian Flu Outbreak This Season Occurs in Ibaraki

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at a poultry farm in the town of Yachiyo, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, the prefectural government said Sunday.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 28, 2024 0

Disability Infectious Diseases Influenza Japan

Influenza cases on rise across Japan

Influenza is on the rise across Japan, with weekly case counts increasing in all 47 prefectures. The National Institute of Infectious Diseases and other organizations say about 5,000 hospitals and clinics across the country reported seeing 211,049 flu patients in the seven-day period up to December 22.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt March 13, 2024 1

Infectious Diseases Japan

Concerns Growing over Measles Outbreak in Japan

Concerns are growing that measles infections may become widespread in Japan as many other countries have been hit by outbreaks.

This year’s number of reported patients in Japan had reached 11 as of Monday, already surpassing the full-year numbers for 2020 to 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 8, 2024 0

2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Coronavirus Infectious Diseases Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Ishikawa experiences medical woes after quake, supply shortage and infections a concern

Nine people at evacuation center in Ishikawa were infected with norovirus and two people were infected with the new coronavirus.

They were all in the same evacuation center. After receiving treatment at the hospital, he was placed in isolation.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 7, 2024 1

2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Health Infectious Diseases Japan

One Noto Peninsula Earthquake Evacuee Dies of Hypothermia, Two Infected with COVID, Nine with Norovirus

Mayor Shigeru Sakaguchi of Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, announced on January 7th that one victim of the Noto Peninsula earthquake who had evacuated to an evacuation center in the city had died of hypothermia.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 13, 2023 0

Infectious Diseases Japan

Japan Confirms First Death From Mpox In Country

Japan’s health ministry said Wednesday that a man in his 30s who was living in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo has died of mpox, the first such death in the country.

Japan’s first case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, was confirmed in July last year, and there have been 227 confirmed cases in the country as of Dec. 3, according to the ministry.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 11, 2023 0

Disability Infectious Diseases Japan

“Pool Fever” Cases Reach Alert Level in 10 Japan Prefectures

Pharyngoconjunctival fever, known as pool fever in Japan, is caused by adenovirus infection and common among children. It is often transmitted by droplets or contact.